PFC Chapter 202: The cemetery is dangerous and the truth is sought
Chapter 202: The cemetery is dangerous and the truth is sought
The Soul Cemetery, located deep in the desolate Gobi Desert, is shrouded in a thick aura of death year-round. In the gray sky, there is no sun, moon, or stars, only an endless haze, oppressive and suffocating.
Lei Yi, enduring the pain from his injuries, staggered into the deadly silence. His face was pale, but his eyes were determined, as if nothing could stop him. Dongfang Liuli followed closely behind, the longsword in his hand emitting a faint glow, bringing a hint of light to the darkness.
"The atmosphere here..." Dongfang Liuli frowned slightly, feeling a chill running from the soles of her feet straight to her heart, as if countless pairs of eyes were watching them in secret.
Lei Yi clenched the magic crystal in his hand, sensing the fluctuations within, and said in a deep voice, "The secret of the soul contract lies here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding scene suddenly changed. Countless massive tombs suddenly appeared on the previously empty Gobi Desert. Each tomb was built of pitch-black rock, covered in strange runes and emitting a creepy aura.
"Kakaka..."
The sound of bones rubbing against each other came from all directions, making one's scalp tingle.
"Who dares to trespass into the Soul Cemetery?"
With a roar, countless skeleton warriors crawled out of the graves, with blue flames burning in their eye sockets and rusty swords in their hands, rushing towards Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli.
"Be careful!" Lei Yi grabbed Dongfang Liuli and protected her behind him. At the same time, he activated the power of the magic crystal to form a protective barrier around his body.
"Clang clang clang!"
The skeleton warrior's attack landed on the protective barrier, making a harsh metal collision sound.
"These skeleton warriors seem to be much stronger than the monsters we encountered before." Dongfang Liuli looked solemn, and swung the long sword in his hand, sending out sword energy, forcing back the approaching skeleton warriors.
"They are formed from the resentment of the undead. They are immortal and very difficult to deal with." Lei Yi said as he fended off the attacks of the skeleton warriors. "We must find clues to the soul contract as soon as possible, otherwise they will consume us to death here."
Dongfang Liuli nodded, a fierce look flashing in her beautiful eyes. With a delicate cry, she transformed into a shadow and charged into the group of skeleton warriors, launching a bloody massacre. Lei Yi no longer held back, unleashing the full force of the magic crystal, sending the surrounding skeleton warriors flying.
However, the number of skeleton warriors was too great to be slain or chopped off completely. Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli gradually felt the strain, and the wounds on their bodies increased.
At this moment, Lei Yi suddenly felt a violent fluctuation coming from the magic crystal, as if it was guiding something... He suddenly raised his head and looked at a huge tomb deep in the cemetery, with a gleam of light in his eyes.
"follow me!"
Lei Yi grabbed Dongfang Liuli's hand and rushed towards the tomb, leaving behind a chaotic battlefield and an increasingly dense swarm of skeleton warriors...
"Want to leave? Not so easy!" A deep voice boomed from behind them, brimming with rage and murderous intent. Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli cut through the thorns and rushed towards the massive tomb. Skeleton warriors surged forward, one after another, like a black tide, intent on devouring them.
"Liuli, cover me!" Lei Yi growled, and the light of the magic crystal surged in his hand, turning into sharp lightning, blasting the surrounding skeleton warriors into pieces.
Dongfang Liuli understood, her longsword dancing like a silver snake, her sword energy crisscrossing and clearing a path for Lei Yi. Her figure was lithe, moving effortlessly between the skeleton warriors, each strike precise and ruthless, without hesitation.
"This is not a solution. We have to find a way to break through the siege!" Lei Yi was thinking anxiously while resisting the attacks of the skeleton warriors.
At this moment, he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be some strange rune marks engraved on the bodies of those skeleton warriors. These runes were vague, flashing with dim light, and looked very familiar.
"It's the rune of the soul contract!" Lei Yi's heart moved, and he immediately understood that the reason why these skeleton warriors were so powerful was because they were all controlled by the soul contract.
If we can find the key to controlling these skeleton warriors, perhaps we can solve the current dilemma!
Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in Lei Yi's eyes, and he decided to take a risk.
"Liuli, help me block them, I need to get closer to observe those runes!" Lei Yi shouted to Dongfang Liuli.
Although Dongfang Liuli didn't know what Lei Yi was going to do, she had unconditional trust in him and nodded without hesitation: "Okay, be careful!"
Lei Yi took a deep breath and pushed the power of the magic crystal to its limit. A dazzling golden light burst out from him, knocking the surrounding skeleton warriors back several steps. He took the opportunity to rush towards one of the skeleton warriors, wanting to examine the runes on its body up close.
However, just as Lei Yi was about to approach the skeleton warrior, something strange happened.
The skeleton warrior seemed to have sensed Lei Yi's intention. Two balls of dark blue flame suddenly burst out from its empty eye sockets. It let out a deafening roar, and the bone knife in its hand, with a fierce murderous aura, chopped towards Lei Yi's head!
At the same time, the other skeleton warriors around seemed to have received some kind of instructions. They gave up attacking Dongfang Liuli and turned to besiege Lei Yi. The strength and speed of their attacks were even more fierce than before!
"Not good!" Lei Yi cried inwardly. At the critical moment, he suddenly jumped back, barely avoiding the fatal blow of the skeleton warrior. However, before he could gain a firm footing, the surrounding skeleton warriors surged over like a tide, surrounding him.
"Lei Yi, be careful!" Dongfang Liuli's anxious voice came from a distance. Lei Yi's heart tightened and he turned around to see that Dongfang Liuli had been besieged by dozens of skeleton warriors. There were several deep scars on her body and her clothes were stained with blood.
"Liuli!" Lei Yi's eyes were bloodshot. He frantically urged the spiritual power in his body. The light of the magic crystal in his hand burst out with unprecedented brilliance, turning into golden lightning, blasting the surrounding skeleton warriors away.
"Don't worry about me! Go and look at those runes!" Dongfang Liuli gritted her teeth and swung her sword, chopping down one skeleton warrior after another to the ground, but the wounds on her body became more and more, blood kept flowing out of the wounds, and her face became paler and paler.
Lei Yi was extremely anxious. He knew that if this continued, Dongfang Liuli would surely die! However, if they couldn't crack the secrets of these skeleton warriors, they would never be able to escape this terrifying soul cemetery!
"Ah!" Lei Yi roared angrily. He poured all his spiritual power into the magic crystal. The magic crystal emitted a dazzling light. A powerful force burst out from his body, blowing all the surrounding skeleton warriors away.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lei Yi rushed to the skeleton warrior engraved with runes. He looked carefully and saw a complex rune mark engraved on the chest of the skeleton warrior. The rune emitted a dark light, like an evil eye, which was chilling.
Lei Yi held his breath, channeling his spiritual energy, attempting to decipher the message contained within the rune mark. However, at this moment, a powerful pressure suddenly descended upon him. Lei Yi's vision went dark, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he flew backwards.
"Lei Yi!" Dongfang Liuli screamed. She rushed to Lei Yi's side without hesitation, helped him up, and asked anxiously, "How are you? Are you okay?"
Lei Yi shook his head, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked up at the skeleton warrior. The rune mark on the skeleton warrior's body suddenly burst out with a dazzling dim light, and the surrounding skeleton warriors seemed to have received some kind of summons and gathered towards the skeleton warrior.
"Oh no, they're going to..." Lei Yi's face changed. He was about to say something, but suddenly stopped. His eyes were fixed on the back of the skeleton warrior. There, something seemed to be slowly emerging...
"What is that..." Dongfang Liuli followed Lei Yi's gaze, and her expression turned ugly, because she sensed a familiar and evil aura...